The Gloves come off at Amazon & Wal-Mart

Ali had Frazier. Coke has Pepsi. The Yankees have the Red Sox. Now Wal-Mart, the mightiest retail giant in history, may have met its own worthy adversary: Amazon.com.

In what is emerging as one of the main story lines of the 2009 post-recession shopping season, the two heavyweight retailers are waging an online price war that is spreading through product areas like books, movies, toys and electronics.

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One comment on “The Gloves come off at Amazon & Wal-Mart

  1. Crabby in MD says:

    Yay! I am all for competition, and I will (hopefully) save accordingly! I need to!